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Designer's secret: Chevron patterned painter's tape

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Designer's secret: Chevron patterned painter's tape

I whipped up this gorgeous DIY art canvas in under two hours—and that's including the time it took for the paint to dry between coats. Here's how I did it...Photography by Ryan Brook.

Aight. Confession time. If you're a regular visitor to
Canadian Living, you'll know I have a serious crush on
chevrons. It's a pattern that frequently pops up in my designs, often in the form of
DIY art that I've painted onto inexpensive craft store canvasses. But how do I always manage to get such clean lines, you might ask? Well, I don't have a miraculously steady hand, high-end brushes, or infinite patience with painters tape. I have
chevron-patterned painter's tape.

From the makers of
FrogTape painter's tape, this
chevon-patterned "ShapeTape" is, quite honestly, a DIY decorator's dream come true. One of my American media contacts shipped me a roll when it first hit the U.S. market last fall, and I've been hassling the brand ever since to bring this amazing product north of the border. And that, ladies and gents, is the reason why I'm revealing my secret weapon at this time:
Canadian Tire will be offering chevron-patterned ShapeTape starting in
March 2014! Yay!
Start brainstorming your chevron-patterned projects now!